Hornby TT:120 TT6045 BR Ex LNER Toad B Goods Train Brake Van E140580
The BR ex-LNER Brake Van E140580 in TT:120 scale is a faithful representation of the distinctive brake vans inherited from the London and North Eastern Railway and widely used during the early British Railways era. Finished in BR grey with running number E140580, this brake van is equipped with standard TT:120 magnetic couplings, a moulded underframe, and brake rigging with a die-cast chassis. It pairs perfectly with the new TT:120 J50 Class locomotives (TT3042M) or (TT3026M).
The ‘Toad B’ brake van was introduced by the LNER in 1928 and was based on an earlier North Eastern Railway design with its distinctive boarded side duckets (guard’s look-outs). This model represents one of the narrow-planked versions. A total of 260 were built at Doncaster and, by BR days, could be found all over the former LNER network, though they were soon phased out in favour of more modern versions during the early 1950s.